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Tweets urge calls to Supreme Court for fair Senate trial

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court doesn't have a public comment line for its own work, much less the Senate's.
18:15 24 January 2022
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Top EU officials sign Brexit deal in closed door ceremony

BRUSSELS — The leaders of two of the European Union’s main institutions on Friday signed the divorce agreement governing Britain’s departure from the ...
18:01 24 January 2022
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China expands lockdown against virus, fast-tracks hospital

BEIJING — China expanded its lockdown against the deadly new virus to an unprecedented 36 million people and rushed to build a prefabricated, 1,000-be...
17:24 24 January 2022
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Convicted NYC bomber gets life term for New Jersey shootout

ELIZABETH, N.J. — An Afghan-born U.S. citizen already serving life in prison for a bombing in New York City was sentenced Friday to an additional life...
17:05 24 January 2022
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For Auschwitz survivor, telling her story is reason to live

NEW YORK — Bronia Brandman pulls up a sleeve on her leather jacket and shows the blue tattoo inked on her forearm that is a muted witness to her pain ...
16:49 24 January 2022
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LSU’s Orgeron agrees to new 6-year, $42 million contract

BATON ROUGE, La — LSU coach Ed Orgeron has agreed to a new contract extension worth more than $7 million annually and which runs through the 2026 seas...
16:42 24 January 2022
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McGregor says ‘Star Wars’ TV series still on despite reports

LOS ANGELES — Ewan McGregor says any delay in completing work on in his new Obi-Wan Kenobi “Star Wars” streaming series will be brief and is aimed at ...
16:40 24 January 2022
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Warren vows her organization will win primary, beat Trump

DES MOINES, Iowa — Elizabeth Warren says she has more than 1,000 campaign staffers in 31 states and 100-plus field offices, a show of organizational s...
16:15 24 January 2022
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Warren rolls out council of interfaith advisers

NEW YORK —
16:08 24 January 2022
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Bible vs indigenous beliefs at issue in Bolivia

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Hoisting a large leather Bible above her head, Bolivia’s new interim president delivered an emphatic message hours after Evo Morales...
16:08 24 January 2022
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Bible versus indigenous beliefs at issue in Bolivia

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Hoisting a large leather Bible above her head, Bolivia’s new interim president delivered an emphatic message hours after Evo Morales...
16:05 24 January 2022
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Normalcy returns to Guatemala-Mexico border after caravan

FRONTERA HIDALGO, Mexico — From the roadside stand where his family sells mole, barbecue and chicken stew, Miguel Ángel Vázquez has seen all the carav...
15:46 24 January 2022
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Prince Charles visits Jerusalem tomb of unique ancestor

JERUSALEM — Britain's Prince Charles on Friday paid a solemn visit to the tomb of his grandmother, who sheltered Jews during the Holocaust and whose t...
15:40 24 January 2022
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Legal confusion deepens in Poland in new challenge for EU

WARSAW, Poland — Legal confusion has deepened dramatically in Poland, with the government and the country’s high court judges on a collision course ov...
15:07 24 January 2022
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Despite renewed strikes, France pushes on with pension plan

PARIS — Women workers danced in protest and striking Eiffel Tower employees shuttered France's most famed monument Friday — but the government pushed ...
15:05 24 January 2022
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Study links impeachment beliefs to regular news diets

NEW YORK — For many Americans, how they feel about issues raised during President Donald Trump's impeachment has much to do with where they get their ...
15:02 24 January 2022
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June release set for book by the late Rep. Elijah Cummings

NEW YORK — A book by Rep. Elijah Cummings, nearly finished in his lifetime and worked on by his widow after his death, will be published this summer.
14:31 24 January 2022
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Federer tops Australia’s Millman in 5 sets at Melbourne Park

MELBOURNE, Australia — Roger Federer was thinking, “Uh, oh, here we go again.”
14:30 24 January 2022
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Youth served: Gauff wins, Serena loses at Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia — Perhaps Serena Williams, now 38, will win a 24th Grand Slam title someday.
14:16 24 January 2022
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Matteo Salvini seeks power in Rome through regional victory

MILAN — Matteo Salvini is betting that the road to Rome runs through Emilia-Romagna.
13:53 24 January 2022
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US Vice President Pence to Pope Francis: you made me a hero

VATICAN CITY — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence told Pope Francis, “You made me a hero" back home by granting him a private audience at the Vatican on F...
13:38 24 January 2022
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2 elephants escape from circus in Russian city

Russia is said to be the place where bears roam the streets — but for a short while it was a free-for-all for elephants.
12:30 24 January 2022
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Stocks rise as virus in China not declared global emergency

BANGKOK — Global stock markets rose Friday after the outbreak of a new virus in China that that has killed 25 people and led to transport limits in se...
12:24 24 January 2022
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Shiffrin masters World Cup downhill for 1st win in 2020

BANSKO, Bulgaria — Mikaela Shiffrin mastered a tricky course to win a women’s World Cup downhill Friday for her fifth victory of the season and first ...
11:19 24 January 2022
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Tokyo Olympics reach 6-months-to-go mark with some fireworks

TOKYO — Tokyo put on a flashy fireworks display on Friday to mark the 6-months-to-go milestone for this year's Olympics.
10:51 24 January 2022
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Thunberg brushes off mockery from US finance chief

DAVOS, Switzerland — Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday brushed off criticism and mockery from U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, saying t...
10:41 24 January 2022
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Social controls, SARS experience help China close off cities

BEIJING — Cutting off access to entire cities with millions of residents to stop a new virus outbreak is a step few countries other than China would c...
8:34 24 January 2022
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Bittersweet: Caroline Wozniacki’s career ends in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia — It was bittersweet, Caroline.
8:11 24 January 2022
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Duarte leads No. 12 Oregon past USC 79-70 in double OT

EUGENE, Ore. — Paying close attention paid off for Oregon's Chris Duarte.
7:54 24 January 2022
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Democrats struggle to build broad support on eve of voting

OSAGE, Iowa — As Joe Biden wrapped a bus tour of Iowa this week, the elderly crowd gathered at VFW Hall 7920 was a stark reminder of the former vice p...
5:50 24 January 2022